.NET 8 makes you faster. Everyday.
As has been the case for many releases, the .NET 8 team is spending a lot of development effort to improve the .NET Runtime in terms of performance.
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Convert UnixTime to DateTimeOffset with a custom System.Text.Json Converter
Some APIs do not follow standards, ignore ISO8601 and return UnixTime. This is not nice, but can be easily fixed with a custom converter for System.T
Accelerate your .NET build with Visual Studio 2022
A little more than three months ago, Microsoft integrated a new functionality into Visual Studio 2022: Build Acceleration. This mechanism, which can
Re-use EF Core Expressions to avoid redundant queries
I often see snippets in EF Core code reviews such as the following: dbContext.Users.Where( user => user.Id == id ); The query filter user => u
Easy InMemory Unit Tests with EFCore and Sqlite
Unit testing is a type of software testing that is performed on the smallest unit of a software application, called a "unit". A unit can be
Better Code with custom Strong-Id Types
In many software architectures the problem exists that there are methods, which are specified a multiplicity of type-same parameters, whose meaning i
Value Converters in EFCore
In the field of software development, data transformation plays a key role in ensuring that information flows seamlessly between different components
Simplify string formatting with SmartFormat.NET
String formatting is a common task in software development and allows you to create dynamic and informative output. Traditional approaches such as st
Neuerungen in .NET 8
Noch ein halbes Jahr bis zum Release von .NET 8 - Zeit sich anzuschauen, was wir neues erwarten dürfen. LTS Release .NET 8 ist erneut ein LTS-Release
Detect Windows 10 and Windows 11 with .NET
Version numbers have always been a rather weird maintained matter under Windows; however, it became particularly bad with Windows 10, respectively 11